BIG BOXES IN THE NEWS
On Private Web Site, Wal-Mart Chief Talks Tough
Wal-Mart CEO Talks Tough in Internal Memo, Rejects Employee
Request for Retirement Benefits
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Wal-Mart Seeks Unbiased Reseach- And Gets It
The company that boasts of "Always Low Prices" might
have been better off heeding another slogan: Buyer beware.
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The Waltons and Wal-Mart: Self Interested Philanthropy
A new report by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
analyzes Wal-Mart's charitable giving as a facade for a conservative
political agenda and personal financial gain.
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Opponents of Wal-Mart to Coordinate Efforts
A new coalition of about 50 groups is planning the first coordinated
national effort to press Wal-Mart to change the way it does
business. The newly-formed Center for Community and Corporate
Ethics will include representatives from the Sierra Club,
Common Cause, the National Partnership for Women and Families,
and the AFL-CIO, as well as state lawmakers and academics.
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Wal-Mart Adding 2 More Supercenters
W al-Mart plans two more Austin area supercenters and scouts
for locations in East Austin.
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Wal-Mart Health Care Costs Studied
California leaders call for budget hearings on Wal-Mart's
health care costs to state.
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States Are Battling Against Wal-Mart Over Health
Care
States are battling Wal-Mart over health care costs.
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The Women of Wal-Mart
A gender discrimination lawsuit offers a glimpse inside the
nation's largest private employer and its treatment of women.
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L.A.Council Votes to Restrict Superstores
Los Angeles City Council Takes a Strong Lead in Restricting
Superstores.
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Wal-Mart to Pay $3.1 Mln Settlement
Wal-Mart fined $3.1 million for Clean Water Act violations
in largest civil penalty ever for environmental damages.
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State Sues Wal-Mart For Environmental Violations
Repeat offender? Wal-Mart fined $1 million in 2000 for similar
environmental violations.
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Wal-Mart Stands Out on Rolls of PeachCare: Sign-up
Ratio Far Exceeds Other Firms'
A snapshot of Georgia's program for uninsured children shows
that it's packed with kids of Wal-Mart employees.
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Impact? What impact? The City's slothful retail strategy
Austin Chronicle Weighs in on City Big Box Study.
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Judge Certifies Wal-Mart Sex Bias Suit
Judge Certifies Class Action Suit Against Wal-Mart for Gender
Discrimination in Largest Civil Rights Suit in History.
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Los Angeles to Wal-Mart: Bigger's Not Always Better
The Washington Post looks at why California leaders are worried
about superstores' effects on the local economy.
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Is Wal-Mart Too Powerful?
Business Week's overview of the planet's largest retailer.
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How Wal-Mart Keeps Unions at Bay
Business Week details how the retail giant fends off labor
groups.
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Wal-Mart: Why An Apology Made Sense
Business Week examines Wal-Mart's "scorched earth"
approach to litigation.
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Store Wars: When Wal-Mart Comes to Town
PBS and Bill Moyers examine Wal-Mart's history and hardball
development practices.
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China and Wal-Mart are 'doing a number' on textiles and
cotton.
Southwest Farm Press, Feb 12, 2004
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Community and religious leaders in Chicago speak out against
Wal-Mart's push to open two stores in predominantly African-American
neighborhoods, citing the corporation's history of poverty-level
wages, labor abuses and gender discrimination.
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